László Fazekas

László Fazekas
Fazekas with Royal Antwerp
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-10-15)15 October 1947
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 6 May 2026(2026-05-06) (aged 78)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1980 Újpesti Dózsa 407 (252)
1980–1984 Royal Antwerp 111 (38)
1984–1985 Sint-Truiden 28 (10)
Total 546 (300)
International career
1968–1983 Hungary[1] 92 (24)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Racing Jet Bruxelles
1986–1988 Eendracht Aalst
1988–1990 Harelbeke
1990–1992 Eendracht Aalst
1992–1994 Union Saint-Gilloise
1994–1995 Hungary (assistant)
1995–1996 Royal Antwerp
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

László Fazekas (15 October 1947 – 6 May 2026) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He made the third most international games for the Hungary national team, appearing in the 1978 and the 1982 FIFA World Cups. In the latter tournament, he scored two long shots in the 10–1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium. He also competed for Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He spent his entire career in Hungary with Újpesti Dózsa, having won a total of nine championships, before moving to Belgium, where he became a popular character, as well, having played for Royal Antwerp before finishing his playing career at Sint-Truiden. He decided to stay in Belgium and remained in football as manager of several teams, including Royal Antwerp.[2] Fazekas died on 6 May 2026, at the age of 78 from complications related to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "László Fazekas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "László Fazekas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Succescoach Laszlo Fazekas overleden". Eendracht Aalst Lede. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
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